It feels like a spicy week, with plenty of news and a noticeable uptick in Kickstarter activity. Oh, and the powerhouse Marvel returning to roleplaying games.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #102
RPG news at bullet point speed for fast-find new releases, interviews, reviews and bundle deals. An at-a-glance catch-up of the recent RPG headlines.
Roll20 expands into virtual board games with MonsDRAWsity
MonsDRAWsity, a game about memory and monsters, is available on Roll20. It’s the virtual tabletop’s first officially supported board game.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #99
Roll20 price increase, D&D movie starts to film, and a US court throws out a legal case against Gen Con. It’s been a week of RPG news!
Roll20 to increase prices, offering a 2-year lock-in before they do
It is the first time the platform has increased the subscription price. The service has been running for nearly 10 years, has introduced dynamic lighting, token markers, APIs, macros and other enhancements.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #96
Wizards of the Coast are taking back control of D&D in some countries after settling a legal row. Luke Crane’s The Burning Wheel is Roll20’s quickest growing system, and the inhospitable setting round table is coming. It’s an RPG news summary from Geek Native.
The quickest growing RPG in Roll20 last quarter wasn’t D&D; it was The Burning Wheel
The Orr Group’s Roll20 market report puts Luke Crane the headlines again as The Burning Wheel grows faster than Apocalypse World, faster than Cyberpunk and faster than Free League’s Year Zero Engine with some dramatic shifts.
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #93
In this week’s RPG news round-up, we confirm Free RPG Day will happen, why the D&D TV show might be like First Blood and the character portrait generator site NeverEnding on adding prosthetic options to illustrations.
Roll20 lets all Pro Users beta test the mobile companion app
After three months of beta testing with a select group, Roll20 has now opened the beta test of the mobile companion app to Pro Users.
Roll20 finally gets the Savage Worlds Adventure Edition core rules
Everything from the original SWADE core book has been converted and made fully-linked and searchable for smooth and easy use on Roll20. On top of that, you’ll find a bestiary brimming with full pawn art and corresponding tokens ready to drag and drop, 142 images for weapons and armor, and 47 vehicle images—all with the look and feel of the original rulebook.
